The Great Multi-Tool Restoration Thread!!!

[DaveK]

Nice job again Dave, I really like my A100. Did you remove the main blade Dave & have to tackle that tiny nut 

The main blade is dead easy to remove. The little nut that you refer to is actually welded in place, so you only need to remove the external one (for which I used the socket you can just see in one of the pics).

Before I realised that, I was intending to grip the internal nut with a Squirt P4 or Clutch - didn't need to in the end though.

[MultiMat]

Nice job again Dave, I really like my A100. Did you remove the main blade Dave & have to tackle that tiny nut 

The main blade is dead easy to remove. The little nut that you refer to is actually welded in place, so you only need to remove the external one (for which I used the socket you can just see in one of the pics).

Before I realised that, I was intending to grip the internal nut with a Squirt P4 or Clutch - didn't need to in the end though.

No weld I my one ya lucky dog , I tried the Squirt & Crunch & not enough room 

[DaveK]

Nice job again Dave, I really like my A100. Did you remove the main blade Dave & have to tackle that tiny nut 

The main blade is dead easy to remove. The little nut that you refer to is actually welded in place, so you only need to remove the external one (for which I used the socket you can just see in one of the pics).

Before I realised that, I was intending to grip the internal nut with a Squirt P4 or Clutch - didn't need to in the end though.

No weld I my one ya lucky dog , I tried the Squirt & Crunch & not enough room 

Are we talking about the same thing?

[MultiMat]

Fu#k me Dave & your BIG red arrow (you should have been a teacher) . You just made me leave my cider & corn chips to go too my treasure chest. Yes the P4 can sort of grip the nut if you tilt your head, bite your lip & say a prayer. But not well enough too hold in place.
BTW I think your A100 not only has a bloody weld but clearly it is bigger than my nut  .
I could of said your A100 has got BIGGER NUTS but that would be un- Australian 

[DaveK]

Did you like the way I used a pink Squirt, 'cos you're being a big girl about it



Get into it. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, etc 

[MultiMat]

Did you like the way I used a pink Squirt, 'cos you're being a big girl about it



Get into it. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs, etc 

the pink was a nice touch

[DaveK]

In case Ben reads this:

[MultiMat]

So Dave what is the best thing for cleaning bird poo out of multitools ?? Or should I ask Ben

[DaveK]

Definitely Ben's area of expertise that one.

[J-sews]

Well Dave, you've inspired me to get after an old A100 I've got. Actually it is one with Craftsman markings, but exactly the same as the Kershaw in all other respects. Nothing horribly damaged on it, just plenty of dings and scratches and gunk.

Here is a picture of it gutted. With any luck I'll have it reassembled this evening.

[Dunc]

Well Dave, you've inspired me to get after an old A100 I've got. Actually it is one with Craftsman markings, but exactly the same as the Kershaw in all other respects. Nothing horribly damaged on it, just plenty of dings and scratches and gunk.

Here is a picture of it gutted. With any luck I'll have it reassembled this evening.


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I take it your not drinking tonight then  Imagine what it would be like if I put it back together 



Dunc

[DaveK]

Bob. The black "block" on the left of the picture - about half way up - is that the thread that the adjusting screw fits into? If so, is it plastic on yours? Mine is metal  - probably aluminium.

[Benner]

So Dave what is the best thing for cleaning bird poo out of multitools ?? Or should I ask Ben

No experience of that yet (there would be a big row if that happened  ), but I have had to get a lot of seed out of my bloody keyboard. 

[J-sews]

Bob. The black "block" on the left of the picture - about half way up - is that the thread that the adjusting screw fits into? If so, is it plastic on yours? Mine is metal  - probably aluminium.

That is indeed the adjusting screw block. Mine is steel. It is discolored though, as if it has been heat treated?



I'd take a close up picture but it is already reattached.

[J-sews]

Done.    (bottom one in the pictures)






The screwdrivers were all boogered up. I reshaped them with a diamond file. Touched up the knife blade and re-buffed it with the dremel. Also used a little wire wheel attachment on the dremel to remove all the rust speckles. It worked surprisingly well. On tools with a bead blast finish (the A100, many Gerber tools, Leatherman SideClip, etc) the rust speckles get started rather easily. Removing them with steel wool or scotch brite leaves a spot that never matches the factory finish. The little dremel wire wheel is the answer to that problem.

[DaveK]

Removing them with steel wool or scotch brite leaves a spot that never matches the factory finish. The little dremel wire wheel is the answer to that problem.

Good tip and good job

[Neil]

So Dave what is the best thing for cleaning bird poo out of multitools ?? Or should I ask Ben

No experience of that yet (there would be a big row if that happened  ), but I have had to get a lot of seed out of my bloody keyboard. 

   

Oh wait, we're talking about budgie seed aren't we. My bad

Neil

[Neil]

Done.    (bottom one in the pictures)
...

The screwdrivers were all boogered up. I reshaped them with a diamond file. Touched up the knife blade and re-buffed it with the dremel. Also used a little wire wheel attachment on the dremel to remove all the rust speckles. It worked surprisingly well. On tools with a bead blast finish (the A100, many Gerber tools, Leatherman SideClip, etc) the rust speckles get started rather easily. Removing them with steel wool or scotch brite leaves a spot that never matches the factory finish. The little dremel wire wheel is the answer to that problem.

Nicely done sir    Good tip about the bead blasting.  In the past I've not got on well with little wire wheels, they seemed to shed at an alarming rate often managing to embed them selves in my hands and arms in the process  I jest not.  I suspect purchasing a genuine dremmel one might be in order rather than the cheap knock offs.

Neil

[J-sews]

Done.    (bottom one in the pictures)
...

The screwdrivers were all boogered up. I reshaped them with a diamond file. Touched up the knife blade and re-buffed it with the dremel. Also used a little wire wheel attachment on the dremel to remove all the rust speckles. It worked surprisingly well. On tools with a bead blast finish (the A100, many Gerber tools, Leatherman SideClip, etc) the rust speckles get started rather easily. Removing them with steel wool or scotch brite leaves a spot that never matches the factory finish. The little dremel wire wheel is the answer to that problem.

Nicely done sir    Good tip about the bead blasting.  In the past I've not got on well with little wire wheels, they seemed to shed at an alarming rate often managing to embed them selves in my hands and arms in the process  I jest not.  I suspect purchasing a genuine dremmel one might be in order rather than the cheap knock offs.

Neil

Ahh, good point. Always wear glasses when using a wire wheel.

[J-sews]

So Dave what is the best thing for cleaning bird poo out of multitools ?? Or should I ask Ben

No experience of that yet (there would be a big row if that happened  ), but I have had to get a lot of seed out of my bloody keyboard. 

   

Oh wait, we're talking about budgie seed aren't we. My bad

Neil

Oh dear...

[Neil]

Ahh, good point. Always wear glasses when using a wire wheel.

Bugger that.  I'm a full face shield kind of bloke. 

I'm ugly enough as it is without lumps of brass sticking out the end of my nose

Neil

[MultiMat]

Done.    (bottom one in the pictures)


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The screwdrivers were all boogered up. I reshaped them with a diamond file. Touched up the knife blade and re-buffed it with the dremel. Also used a little wire wheel attachment on the dremel to remove all the rust speckles. It worked surprisingly well. On tools with a bead blast finish (the A100, many Gerber tools, Leatherman SideClip, etc) the rust speckles get started rather easily. Removing them with steel wool or scotch brite leaves a spot that never matches the factory finish. The little dremel wire wheel is the answer to that problem.

That looks good as new Bob. You do not need to get a new Craftsman now  

So Dave what is the best thing for cleaning bird poo out of multitools ?? Or should I ask Ben

No experience of that yet (there would be a big row if that happened  ), but I have had to get a lot of seed out of my bloody keyboard. 

   

Oh wait, we're talking about budgie seed aren't we. My bad

Neil

Neil you are a BAD man  

[Neil]

Neil you are a BAD man  

  You thought it too

Neil

[MultiMat]

Neil you are a BAD man  

  You thought it too

Neil

NO ! not until you you pointed it out 

[Neil]

Neil you are a BAD man  

  You thought it too

Neil

NO ! not until you you pointed it out 

Well aren't we purer than the driven

Neil

[DaveK]

Driven what though?

[Neil]

Driven what though?

Good point

Neil

[Poncho65]

  Super job Bob I wouldn't have been able to tell which 1 you claned up after you finished

[DaveK]

Super job Bob I wouldn't have been able to tell which 1 you claned up after you finished

That was my first thought. I didn't brave taking the knurled screws out on mine, but I'm reconsidering now. I'm also thinking about the wire brush idea too.

[Benner]

So Dave what is the best thing for cleaning bird poo out of multitools ?? Or should I ask Ben

No experience of that yet (there would be a big row if that happened  ), but I have had to get a lot of seed out of my bloody keyboard. 

   

Oh wait, we're talking about budgie seed aren't we. My bad

Neil

Eww!